Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District Minutes
Board of Director’s Meeting, Bonner Elementary Community Room
June 4, 2009
Board Members Present: Mike Lilley, Cyndie Winchell, Mike Huber, Bill Engelstad & Tom Walters
Also Attending: Marsha Davis, David Davis, Paula Niccum, Tony Niccum, and Joan Kuehn, District
Secretary, resigned this evening.
1. Roll Call
a. President, Mike Lilley, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. All board members were
present.
2. Approval of Minutes,
a. Board members affirmed reading last month’s minutes electronically.
b. Bill moved, Mike H. seconded*** and the minutes from May, 2009 were unanimously approved.
3. Financial Report (to the end of April)
Cyndie reported one homeowner had a $340 payment due next week. There was a chance of shut-off, so
Brian would be notified. All other payments were on time.
Total balance: $25,211.25
Cyndie explained that the budget was 83% through the fiscal year. She detailed expenses and revenue
and budgeted verses actual amounts.
Mike H. moved, Bill seconded *** and the financial report was approved with a unanimous vote.
4. Public Input.
a. The Davis family spent $2000 trying to solve a suspected leak problem.
i. The line lost 3.5 psi in a three-minute period.
ii. No issues were found at their home or down 8’ deep.
iii. Brian assisted with the testing.
iv. There could be a problem between the curb stop and the Davis property line.
v. Mike L. reported that historically there was a contamination “hit” each spring at their home.
Mike will follow up with Brian.
vi. There was a foot of water in the riser.
b. Tony noted there was water work done at the end of Lerch Lane from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the other
day with no notice given to homeowners.
i. A dead-end main needed a blow-off valve.
ii. Adam, the Patterson employee /repair person, and Mike L. mis-communicated. Each thought
the other informed homeowners. The project took many more hours than expected.
c. Tony had questions about the meter-reading day and date answered.
d. A bond payment was due July 1st.
OLD BUSINESS
5. Project Status:
a. Installation of drain screening and pipe parts wait for part delivery from Florida.
b. The asphalt has been repaired and OK’d by the Burns family.
c. The project is done and within $4000 of cost. The entire budget was $735,000. GREAT!
d. Patterson will be paid when the final drain screens are in place.
e. Brian will be asked to purchase and install 5 combination locks.
f. An Open House / Tour idea came up.
g. A sunken spot by the wells needs more soil to build up the area.
6. Patterson Payment
a. Bill moved, Cyndie seconded*** and a unanimous vote approved final payment to Patterson
Enterprises.
b. Bill moved, and Mike H. seconded Patterson be paid for the bow-off and hydrant repair. $5894
was authorized.
7. Rate and Budget Review
a. Last month, the category “grounds maintenance” in the fiscal report had a typographical error.
$2200 was actually supposed to be $220.
b. The Sunny Meadows Water and Sewer District budget has “no fat” and homeowners have paid
the same rate for five years.
c. Law requires an operating budget with 20% of the total collected for maintenance.
d. A long discussion of ideas resulted in a plan to propose two alternative rate increase choices to
homeowners after emailing ideas. Mike L. also welcomed any additional work item suggestions.
8. Adjournment:
a. Joan was thanked for her contributions.
b. At 9:00, Mike H. moved / Bill seconded***, and the meeting unanimously adjourned.
*** Vote taken
District website reminder: http://www.sunnymeadows.dnsalias.com/index.shtml
Respectfully submitted by Joan Kuehn, June 18, 2009.
